Replacing a cordless handset.

The product code for additional handset for the F2300 is CLS2250 which sells for $100 retail incl gst. It includes the charging station.

or see item 16 this page

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:We have a Telstra F2300 landline telephone. It has a base station with an :answering machine and a cordless handset. It has two additional cordless :handsets. :One of the handsets is failing, in that the display has lost a row of dots :and the stored numbers don't always dial the full set of digits. I have put :the faulty handset into another cradle/charger and replaced its batteries :without causing any change. :Does anyone know if it is possible to buy/use a replaceable handset? :Would a handset from the house up the street work, for example, or does each :set of handsets have its own frequencies? :I phoned the Telstra shop where I bought it, and the teenager I talked to :didn't seem to grasp the concept of a model number, assured me they sold :telephones, assured me that any handset would work, and assured me that it :would be cheaper to buy a newer model with three handsets. He eventually :gave me a phone number for "Service". :The Indian lady at "Service" introduced herself as Debbie from Melbourne. :She too had difficulty grasping the concept of a model number. Eventually, :after a couple of long periods on hold, she told me that they don't sell :that model, and transferred me to a section dealing with line problems and :equipment faults. The peopole here were very helpful and suggested :ringing....wait for it, wait for it... Harvey Norman. :I did so and I now know why Telstra sent me to Harvey Norman. :They make even Telstra look good. :

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Thank you sir.

**Do yourself a huge favour and dump it now. Buy a Panasonic cordless and you will never look back. I've owned a bunch of cordless 'phones over the years. The ONLY reason I've purchased new Panas, is because I wanted new/better/different features. None has ever failed. All the others have.

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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

often these typeof devices devices peer the handset to the base station when the handset is being charged.

you may be able to do some experiments to determine if that is the case for your one.

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I used to make a fair bit of money repairing early model Panasonics. The batteries would leak or the mylar conductor strip in the hinge would wear out and go intermittent like clockwork. Good units though, by and large.